Now time to look at the Spider-Man I've been teasing in the earlier chapters.
Admittedly, in the last chapter, I played fast and loose with what the Raimi Green Goblin suit could do by having it shoot a dart from the arm. After all, this is the same suit that could remote control the glider from buttons on the left arm and could shoot sleep gas from both arms.
Shrbomb: Probably haters of Holland's Spidey. But I did say that some may not have NWH as their favorite Spider-Man film, since most people like "Spider-Man 2" or "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" the best.
Chapter 7
Earth-1, Central City, June 2027
The last several months were starting to become strange and wonderful for Peter Parker. First, Peter and team SpiderFlash, along with Team Supergirl, Batwoman, the remains of Team Arrow, the Legends, and the Defenders helped save the multiverse from dark doppelgangers of his old friend, Bruce Wayne, from creating a singular world called Battleworld. They fought alongside versions of the Avengers, Justice League, Justice Society of America, and versions of himself with different love interests, from a doppelgänger of his friend Kara to Disney's Queen Elsa.
Before the event, his wife, Caitlin Snow, had another personality, named Crystal Frost, with powers that she got from a combination of their friend, Barry Allen Aka The Flash, messing with time travel and her father experimenting with her as a child, to cure ALS. Crystal thought she had to be a villain, called Killer Frost, like her Earth-2 counterpart (before the Crisis on Infinite Earths). However both Frosts became heroes, thanks to the web head's charisma and both had crushes on him (though only Earth-1 Frost ended up with him). Being Caitlin's other personality, she and Caitlin agreed that since it technically wasn't cheating, they agreed to both date Peter. After the crisis, they got married and Caitlin gave birth to twins, Tommy and Tina.
But thanks to the events of Battleworld, they were split into two women. Caitlin and Frost became their own person each, thanks to a magic spell that wasn't originally intended for them. It was certainly odd at first to suddenly be married to two women instead of one with a second personality. The following Valentine's Day, Caitlin thought Frost and Peter should go on a date by themselves, to work on their part of the relationship, while she baby-sat the twins. The night led to Peter and Frost having to fight Tombstone and Amunet Black and some Valentine's sex between Peter and Frost, leading to Frost getting pregnant with the Trio's third child (technically four since their first was their adopted daughter, Frankie).
A few weeks ago (Frost was now four months pregnant), Cisco Ramone, one of the original members of Team SpiderFlash (which was technically Team Flash for about a month or two before Peter officially joined them) and his longtime girlfriend, Kamilla Hwang, moved to Star City to work with Lyla and Dig at ARGUS. The two have been dating for at least 8 years, Peter wondered when Cisco would eventually pop the question. Then again, it took Joe and Cecile about 6 years and 4 years of raising their daughter, Jenna, before he finally proposed at his granddaughter, Dawn Allen's, 2nd birthday. On one Saturday, Caitlin was reading the latest Rebecca Silver (Aka her former kidnapper, aka her teammate whenever the Legends help, Mick Rory) novel in the Condo that the Snow-Parkers lived in, as Peter (Who was carrying shopping bags) and Crystal walked in.
"How was the parenting class?" Caitlin asked the two as Crystal went to the couch as quick and carefully as she could.
"It was ok, but I still say it was unnecessary. I know how to change diapers and feed babies, I helped you two when Tommy and Tina were babies." Crystal responded as she kicked off her shoes in Peter's direction.
"Yeah, but you didn't have to breastfeed them. I'm guessing you'll have to learn to do that for your little one."
Talk of breastfeeding got Peter's attention and caused him to blush, which made Caitlin smirk. Over seven years of marriage and her husband still found her attractive. She was glad that he didn't go through the seven year itch. Then again, would any guy who was married to two beautiful women (At once…and neither woman was part of a secret family and it was respectful…no threesomes though)?
"Um, so I guess May picked up Tommy and Tina to hang out?" Peter asked, awkwardly trying to change the subject.
"Uh, Yeah." Caitlin responds.
At that moment, Peter's phone makes a notification tone (much to Peter's happiness to avoid any further embarrassment).
"It's the metahuman alert app. Seems Kraven the Hunter is fighting King Shark."
"I thought we already cured Shay Lamden?" Caitlin asked.
"No, this one is a demigod from the ocean. Sounded like Sylvester Stallone last I fought him. Anyway," he said as he started to change into his Spider-Man outfit that he's primarilydawned for the last 13 years. "Barry, Miles, and Frankie will meet me there."
He gives both his wives a kiss on the cheek, before putting on his mask last. He's about to jump out the open window to web swing to stop the villains' chaos. But just as his finger tips reached fresh air, he disappears in a glow of white light. The shock caused the two women to stand up to the sudden disappearance of their husband.
"What the hell?" Caitlin exclaimed. "Should we call Barry?"
"Wait a minute, Caity, that is exactly what Peter said happened to us ten years ago." Crystal explained.
October 2017
It had been a few days since Ralph Dibney joined team SpiderFlash. But today, Peter and Frost were sparring in the Spider Cave and somewhat like when they fought in the woods 5 months prior, Frost managed to get Peter in a hold with her thighs between his neck.
"Now think carefully, do you really want to get out of this position?" She teased. The two laughed. She did get out of the position but only to bend down and kiss him.
"We really need to take this seriously. Our sparring is starting to end constantly with make out sessions and sometimes into sex. It's gotten to the point that I've been keeping a condom in my sweats just in case." He told her.
"Save it for later," she teased again as she gave him another peck. As much as she enjoyed having sex with her spider, she enjoyed teasing him and getting him hot under the collar. It was the closest she got to being evil in months.
"Maybe we should take a break?" He asked, feeling awkward. The two got up and went to their water bottles. As he was admiring how she looked in her sparring clothes, a stray thought entered his mind. "Do you mind if I ask you something?"
"I guess so."
"When we fought in the forest, that night, why did you glow for a few seconds there? It was just before Savitar interrupted us."
"I glowed, did I?" She teased. "Is that your gentlemanly way of saying I was sweaty, but sexy?" She asked. He laughed.
"No seriously, not like when people usually say a woman glows. I was literally blinded by a white light for a few seconds."
Crystal knew what he was talking about. It was her little adventure with his teen doppelgänger, 2 adult doppelgängers in their 30s and 40s, and a future version of this guy.
"I can't tell you yet. It's nothing bad. But I will tell you eventually. I promise. I can get Caitlin to confirm for me." She told him as she was starting to ramble, worried keeping a secret would undo the amazing few weeks since she and Peter reunited. But, Peter shut her up by cupping her face.
"I do trust you. I waited five months to be with you again. I can wait until my deathbed to find out if I have to."
It surprised her how thoughtful and nice he was. How did she and Caitlin get so lucky? She started to kiss him again. The kiss started sweet, but grew hungrier and hungrier. She then broke the kiss and whispered, "get the condom," as the two went back to kissing and made their way back to the sparring mat.
"Is that why my back used to hurt then?" Caitlin asked.
"Well that's also why we put a bed in the cave. I don't think Fox bought that we got it so he could nap in there." Crystal replied.
The two women laughed.
"Well, now we can finally talk to him about it." Crystal said. "Laugh about all that craziness."
"Yeah. God, I used to be so scared of you back then. But, now we're sisters." She said as she side hugged her on the couch.
Suddenly, they start to notice a blue light shining from the windows.
"What the hell is that?" Crystal said, as the light got brighter and brighter, until it consumed everything that the two women saw.
New York, Earth-199999
Peter appeared in a glow of light, crashing into a rooftop.
"What the-" he exclaimed.
He got up to look around. But he noticed something odd. He should be able to see the P.A.R.K.E.R. Industries building or even S.T.A.R. Labs. But he did recognize the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and the Statue of Liberty.
He was in New York.
But how did he get to New York? He then tapped the ear part of his mask.
"Call Caitlin."
The mask starts to make a call as he hears the dial tone, until he hears a voice.
"Hello?"
It was a woman, but it wasn't Caitlin.
"Hi, is there a Caitlin Snow there?
"No, I'm sorry, you have the wrong number." She replied.
"Ok, thanks, sorry." Peter then taps the side of his mask near his ear to hang up. He thought it was odd that the call went to a wrong number.
"Karen, look up the phone history for the number I just called." He asked his suit's AI.
The lenses in his mask showed a long list of calls prior to this.
"Play a recording of the last phone call made prior to today."
"Hey Peter. How was Shocker?" Said the recording of Caitlin.
"I'm a tad bruised. But otherwise, it was a piece of cake." His past self from the recording replied.
"Speaking of desserts, while you're still out there, can you pick up some corn syrup? Crystal wants one of us to bake the brownie mix we have and that's the only missing ingredient."
"AND THE WHOLE PAN IS FOR ME! IF THE KIDS WANT SOME, TELL OUR MAN TO BUY SOME EXTRA BROWNIE MIX AND EGGS!" Crystal yelled in the background of the recording.
"Crystal wants-"
"I heard her, I'll stop by an Acme on the way." Past Peter replied.
"Ok, love you."
"Love you too"
"LOVE YOU TOO, SEXY!" Crystal shouted. The past Peter laughed in the recording.
"Caitlin, hand the phone to Crystal." There was a pause after a few seconds.
"Yeah, sexy?"
"So, I'm still sexy, huh? You don't hate me for the pregnancy pains and discomfort?"
"It takes two to tango and you're great in the sack. That night was wonderful, I'd do it all over again." She said with a hint of happiness in her voice. "But next time, double bag it."
The call then ended. Peter let out a chuckle. Leave it to Crystal to end a call like that. He remembered what he said when he got home.
"You know, you hung up before I could tell you I love you."
"Prove it. Bake me brownies, bitch!"
That phone call and conversation was two days ago. The recording and memory made Peter a little sentimental and depressed. He had to get back to his wives and children.
"Call Barry," Peter asked Karen.
After the dial tone, he heard Barry's voice.
"Hi, this Dr. Barry Allen, leave a message at the beep."
DOCTOR?! He thought. He was silent for several seconds before the voice message computer spoke.
"If you are unsatisfied with your message, press-"
The AI didn't get the chance to tell him his options before he hung up.
First he was transported to New York, then Caitlin's number was someone else's, then Barry's outgoing message said he was a doctor. That's enough clues for Peter to make two, maybe three conclusions.
1) Someone is pranking Peter. Perhaps Cisco as a goodbye gift.
2) He's been sent to another universe in the Multiverse!
3 or 2A) Someone sent him to the Multiverse as a prank.
"Karen, look up, Caitlin Snow on the internet."
His lenses then showed a Google page with his results. He found an obituary for a 15 year old Caitlin Danielle Snow who died of ALS in 2003. The obituary also states that she inherited the illness from her father, Dr. Thomas Snow, who died from ALS in 1998.
She also found a news article about Caitlin. Apparently she took her GED early and was studying to be a doctor at Colombia College in her hometown of Chicago, Illinois. The article said she wanted to become a doctor and try to find her cure. However, after getting a final diagnosis and date of her death, she dropped out (much to the chagrin of her mother, Dr. Carla Tannhauser) and decided to spend the rest of her time dating her neighbor's son and childhood best friend, Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen.
It was definitely a shock, but not by much. He knew from the events of Battleworld, that in universes where he was dating/married to people like Kara or Elsa from Frozen, Barry and Caitlin were often a couple (though there were universes where Barry was with women like Kara, Sara Lance, Daisy Johnson, and one universe where Barry was with Kara's ex, Mon-El) and as much as Peter didn't like to admit it, they made a cute couple. Hell, they were way better than Barry and Iris West, pre-crisis (thank you, Oliver).
When he looked up Barry in this universe, he found an article that was for the 20th anniversary of Caitlin's death. Apparently, the death of his first love and girlfriend inspired Barry to become a doctor in medicine and bio-engineering and works at Stanford University to find a cure for ALS. And much like in his universe, Barry is married to Patty Spivot. Barry's mother also died by being murdered by a mysterious lightning man. While local detective Joseph West was adamant that Henry Allen was the killer. However, Agents Phil Cousin (his doppelgänger's uncle/adopted father on Earth-616) and Nicholas Fury of spy organization, S.H.I.E.L.D. managed to exonerate Henry. A declassified file about the incident claimed that the killer was a time traveler who was never heard from again. Most likely erased due to changing the past. Peter assumed that it was the Eobard Thawne of this universe and that by preventing Barry from becoming the Flash, he would cause his own nonexistence. Eobard Thawne, one of the smartest and dumbest people Peter ever knew, though Clifford DeVoe might be worse.
Joe West was fired from the CPD after Henry was proven innocent. Apparently he was a washed up cop who made more than one wrong arrest in recent years after his wife, Francine, left him to live with her parents. Internal Affairs did an investigation and discovered a journal with plans for Joe to adopt Barry and groom him to marry his daughter, Iris. Apparently he really hated in-laws. After his arrest, Iris was sent to live with her mother and maternal grandparents.
Jesus. He really, really hoped his Joe was better than that (especially pre-crisis).
It's then that a nearby screen on a building came on, showing a balding doppelgänger of J. Jonah Jameson.
Most of this chapter was stuff I came up with of what the CW Flash characters might be like in the MCU. I figured without turning into Killer Frost and Icicle, Caitlin and Thomas would have likely died. And it gave me the idea of doing a doomed romance SnowAllen. I don't hate Joe West, but considering he approved of Barry and Iris, it could be seen as him hating in-laws (was it just a coincidence that Henry died after 9 months out of jail? JK). Instead of Wally being Joe and Francine's son/Iris' brother, I'm having him be the son of Rudolph and Mary West, so that he's Iris' nephew (and thus, Joe and Francine's grandson) like in the comics (Rudolph would be Joe and Francine's son and would've been about 13-15 when Iris was born and an adult when Nora Allen died in Earth-199999. it would also make Joe and Francine older in this universe).
Also, does anyone else think the creators forgot that Joe and Cecile weren't married? They just assumed that they were and by the time they got to the finale, they realized, "Oh yeah, Joe and Cecile still aren't married despite raising a daughter for years. Ah, screw it! Have him propose in the finale."
While some of you are probably more used to fanfiction of Barry Allen with Caitlin Snow or Kara Danvers, but there are stories with Sara Lance. Mostly in "The Scarlet-Canary Collection" by AllyBP and Barry with Mon-El is a reference to chapter 2 of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Milmaverse" by Captain Sigma-Karry Co-Master. They aren't connected to or referenced in "Secret Wars: Battleworld," it's just me playing fast and loose (probably won't be the last time). The only couple that is the exception is Barry Allen with Daisy Johnson aka Skye aka Quake from Marvel's Agents of SHIELD as depicted in Superfluffy1022 and What If Universe's Heroes of SHIELD stories and were in "Secret Wars: Battle world."
As for the blue light Caitlin and Frost were enveloped by, well, let's just say you'll find out later.